

Heliopolis
2009-09-15 · 96 min · ★ 6.9
8 characters skew lifelines that never really intersect in the suburb of Heliopolis in Cairo within a frame of time of 24 hours all in a very stagnant state and never achieving goals.
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Production details
- Directors
- Ahmad Abdalla
- Production companies
- Unavailable
- Countries
- Egypt
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 1,896,547
Top Cast
Khaled Abol NagaIbrahim
Yosra El LozyYosra
Hani AdelHany
Hanan Motawie
Aida Abdel AzizVera
Atef YoussefAli
Mahmoud ElLozyPhotographer
Christine SolomonGothic Girl
Tamer El SaidFriend
Hend SabryNagla (voice)
Ghada Shahbandar
Ibrahim El Batout
Ramadan Khater
Mohammad Abdel FattahTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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